Consumer Software Startups

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Varun Mohan: Consumer-first companies struggle to retrofit enterprise DNA later
“When you have everyone sort of product oriented on the consumer side, the enterprise is just, it's checking off a lot of boxes that ultimately do not help the consumer at all. Doesn't help your growth metrics. And effectively, if the original group of people d…”
Varun Mohan Dec 13, 2024 ▶ 58:57 Windsurf: The Enterprise AI IDE
a16z Opinion
Casado: VCs Cannot Evaluate Consumer Startups Prior to Market Launch
“Nobody knows how to evaluate consumer companies before they go into the market.”
Martin Casado Aug 9, 2019 ▶ 4:59 Growth, Sales, and a New Era of B2B
a16z Insight
Casado: Consumer Startups Succeed via Product Appeal, Not Technical Moats
“It's very rare that you've got some sort of crazy technical moat in a consumer company, but some are just good at making products that users like, and they end up becoming winners.”
Martin Casado Aug 9, 2019 ▶ 5:33 Growth, Sales, and a New Era of B2B

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